Doctor of Dental Surgery Degree

DDS Curriculum – Year 2

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​The primary focus of second year courses is to guide
students in the transition from pre-clinical courses to clinical care. Students
begin to see their first patients for periodontal appointments during the fall
of their second year. Additionally, students refine their hand skills in
pre-clinical lab courses involving indirect restorative procedures, fixed and
removable prosthodontics, endodontics, and esthetic dentistry. Clinical care is
emphasized in courses related to pharmacology, occlusion, oral pathology,
orthodontics, periodontics, endodontics, dental materials, oral radiology,
cariology, pediatric dentistry, pain control, medical emergencies, and oral and
maxillofacial surgery. Additionally, students take courses on treatment
planning and managing a student practice in order to begin providing
comprehensive patient care in the student dental clinic during the summer of
their second year.